[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s Ferry, the election of 1860, secession – all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: Sometime in the future.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed.

Posting history, in reverse order

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Link to previous New York Times thread

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[Red Badger]

The last public hanging in the state of Florida was here in panhandle’s Okaloosa county early 1900’s.

Newspaper report of the day said it was like a carnival atmosphere, people bringing picnic lunches on blankets on the courthouse grounds. People came from many miles around for the spectacle, brought their children and had a good time.........................

[IndispensableDestiny]

I read the article. Seems like a botched execution.